Lentic Waters-The Path LP (2015)

Country: Germany
Genre: Post Hardcore, Screamo, Crust
Label: React With Protest. Maniyax, Zegema Beach, IFB, Deadwood Records
Tracks: 9
Length: 30.0'

Lentic Waters is a five piece band from Münster, Germany who formed in September of 2010.  Lentic Waters play a crushing and devastatingly heavy style of music that incorporates elements of post hardcore, screamo, and crust within their sound.  Musically, Lentic Waters can be loosely compared to bands such as Planks, Geranium, Locktender, Old Soul, Kaddish, and other like-minded bands.  Since their inception in 2010, Lentic Waters have released a nine song self-titled LP in May of 2011, a split LP with Planks in June of 2013, and a split LP with Old Soul in July of 2014.  The Path is Lentic Waters' latest full-length LP, which was released via React With Protest. Maniyax, Zegema Beach, IFB, and Deadwood Records on August 12th, 2015.  On The Path, Lentic Waters offer up nine tracks of blackened, metallic, and brutal as fuck sounding post hardcore, screamo, and crust.  Overall, The Path is an amazing album that should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Tentacles-Ambivalence LP (2015)

Country: USA
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Screamo, Emoviolence, Grindcore
Label: Dead Tank/React With Protest/Zegema Beach/IFB/Deadwood Records
Tracks: 7
Length: 24.0'

Tentacles are a four piece band from San Antonio, Texas who formed in 2006.  Tentacles play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, screamo, emoviolence, and grindcore within their sound.  Musically, Tentacles can be loosely compared to bands such as Republic Of Dreams, Totem Skin, Resurrectionists, and other like-minded bands.  Since their inception in 2006, Tentacles have released a self-titled demo cassette, a six song EP titled This Is Where We Are. We Started Where We are in May of 2008, a five song EP titled Isolation Is A Gift in June of 2010, and a and a six song EP titled Cogita Mori in August of 2013.  Ambivalence is the band's latest seven song LP, which will be released later this summer via Dead Tank, IFB, Zegema Beach, React With Protest, and Deadwood records.  On their latest LP, Tentacles offer up seven new tracks of brutal and scathing as fuck sounding hardcore, punk, screamo, emoviolence, and grindcore.  Overall, Ambivalence is an amazing album that should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Tentacles-Cogita Mori 7" (2013)

Republic Of Dreams/Autarkeia-Split 7" (2015)

Country: USA
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Screamo, Emoviolence
Label: Zegema Beach, IFB, React With Protest Records
Tracks: 5
Length: 9.0'

Here's a killer split 7" featuring new tracks of two of my favorite current screamo bands.  The first fur tracks come courtesy of Texa based band Republic Of Dreams.  Republic Of Dreams are a Texas based hardcore, punk, screamo, and emoviolence band from Texas who formed in 2012.  Republic Of Dreams play a killer style of music influenced by bands such as Orchid, Jerome's Dream, and Ampere.  On their side of the split, Republic Of Dreams offer up four tracks of cahotic and volatile as fuck sounding hardcore, punk, screamo, and emoviolence.  On the second side of the split features a new song from Autarkeia.  Autarkeia is a killer hardcore, punk, and screamo band featuring Nevin who runs IFB records.  Autarkeia play a dark and crusty style of modern screamo that gives nods to bands such as Saetia and You And I.  Overall, this is a killer split 7" and both bands offer up top notch material for this release.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!  This split 7" was released via React With Protest, Zegema Beach, and IFB records on January 15th, 2015.

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Cloud Rat-Qliphoth LP (2015)

Country: USA
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Grindcore
Label: Halo Of Flies, IFB, 7 Degrees, Moment Of Collapse, React With Protest Records
Tracks: 17
Length: 41.0'

Cloud Rat are a four piece band from Mount Pleasant, Michigan who formed in December of 2009.  I've been a huge fan of Cloud Rat since hearing their self-titled LP back in 2010.  Cloud Rat has continued to grow and expand upon their sound, creating a truly unique take on modern hardcore, punk, and grindcore.  Since their inception in 2009, Cloud Rat have released an eleven track self-titled LP on IFB records in 2010, a split cassette with Xtra Vomit in 2010, a split 7" with Autarkeia in 2011, a 3-way split LP with Oily Menace and Wolbachia in 2011, a thirteen track LP titled Moksha on Halo Of Flies, IFB, React With Protest, 7 Degrees, and React With Protest in January of 2013, a split LP with Republic Of Dreams in 2012, s song for the Monomaniac Volume One 7" compilation in 2012, a song for the No Compromise (Earth First) compilation in 2013, and a split 7" with Orgullo Primitivo in 2014.  Qliphoth is Cloud Rat's latest seventeen track LP which is slated for release via Halo Of Flies, IFB, 7 Degrees, Moment Of Collapse, and React With Protest Records on May 29th, 2015.  Qliphoth is Cloud Rat's most diverse and scathing release to date.  On their latest LP, Cloud Rat offer up seventeen tracks of brutal as fuck and devastating hardcore, punk, and grindcore, that will keep you guessing at every twist and turn.  Seriously, Qliphoth is an amazing LP and will definitely be ending up on my best of lists for 2015.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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